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SPEECH
RECOGNITION CURRICULUM: Stages of Training
This web site provides a Speech Recognition Curriculum or Guide in
the form of an online checklist
for training. This checklist forms the basis of an
hierarchical approach to training the skills needed for using
the Dragon Naturally speaking speech recognition
program. (Support for other programs to be added
depending on demand).This curriculum
checklist provides a suggested framework for learning
how to use speech recognition. The checklist
provides a column of checkboxes for checking off once an
item has been completed as well as a date section
for indicating when the user has completed or mastered
each item.
Note that in the checklist
curriculum, links are provided to the online Dragon Naturally
speaking manual, indicated by a 
. Clicking on the arrow will take you to the
manual. You need to navigate to the page shown next to
the link (it is not possible to link to specific page numbers
in the manual).
Note:
The live,
online speech recognition forms are part of our
Custom Typing Training
web site. They require an account so that
information on the forms can be stored for each user.
Stage
1. Basics and
Introduction to speech recognition
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Information and descriptions about
speech recognition, features and benefits.
Preliminary information before users begins
training voice files. |
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Stage
2.
Initial Voice
Training
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The
first voice enrollment and training required by
the program. In this step, the user creates
a user name, sets up the microphone, runs the
audio setup wizard and then reads one or more
training passages presented by the program. |
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3.
Basic Dictation
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Some of
the most essential information to get started with
dictation. In this stage, users learn how to
dictate line-by-line sentences for a visual
representation of the text being placed on the
page. In this section, some basic exercises
for practice are presented in online forms.
Links are provided to line-by-line sentences and
longer paragraphs for copying. In addition,
a form with a blank area is provided for creative
writing dictation. These forms can be filled
in with voice and printed out.
A list of basic
commands is provided as part of a structured
curriculum to ensure that users learn the most
essential commands for basic dictation.
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4.
More Advanced Dictation and other
functions
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In this
stage, users should be familiar enough with the
basics of using Naturally Speaking and how speech
recognition works, to gain benefit from the
excellent interactive tutorial that comes with the
program.
This stage covers
the more complex and involved aspects of using the
program, as well as more information about
dictation.
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Stage
5.
Curriculum Integration or Using
Speech Recognition in the workplace
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The
ultimate goal and outcome of learning how to use
speech recognition is to improve your performance
and productivity in terms of text entry and
overall computer use. Once the basic
training in terms of how the program works, how to
dictate and use commands has been achieved,
integration into your real life school or work
environment is the final step.
Learning how to use
Naturally Speaking with multiple applications is
essential. This stage presents steps to
using speech recognition in many of the major
applications and functions that people use in
their work and school environments..
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